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Like much of the rest of the northern hemisphere, last night was forecast to be one of the best chances to see the northern lights/aurora borealis in our area. Colorado is definitely too far south under most circumstances. There have been a handful of them within the last several years visible in parts of CO, though they tend to be minimal. Regardless, I'd never seen them!
We had some cloud cover early in the day, but it was supposed to lighten up overnight. The forecast suggested going north and east for the best chance to see them. So we headed out toward Fort Morgan right around sunset, hoping to get out past the light pollution of the metro area(s), and see what we could see!
The auroras weren't very visible to the naked eye where we were at; it mostly looked like a strange, silvery cloud that looked a bit like fog. However, Alex's phone camera picked them up quite well! (Tragically, mine did not register it even slightly. Not the foggy look, not even a hint of color, just black.)
But Alex got some very nice pictures!
This is my favorite of Alex's pictures. All the colors!
( Five more pictures: )
We had some cloud cover early in the day, but it was supposed to lighten up overnight. The forecast suggested going north and east for the best chance to see them. So we headed out toward Fort Morgan right around sunset, hoping to get out past the light pollution of the metro area(s), and see what we could see!
The auroras weren't very visible to the naked eye where we were at; it mostly looked like a strange, silvery cloud that looked a bit like fog. However, Alex's phone camera picked them up quite well! (Tragically, mine did not register it even slightly. Not the foggy look, not even a hint of color, just black.)
But Alex got some very nice pictures!
This is my favorite of Alex's pictures. All the colors!
( Five more pictures: )
